Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

French - Leader August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821 Read full biography

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldier, Patriotism, Fight, Long, Will

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr. - Napoleon Bonaparte

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr. Napoleon Bonaparte

Death, Martyr, Cause, Makes

A leader is a dealer in hope. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A leader is a dealer in hope. Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership, Leader, Hope, Dealer

The army is the true nobility of our country. Napoleon Bonaparte

Army, True, Country, Our, Nobility

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. - Napoleon Bonaparte

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte

War, Art, Fight, You, Enemy, Teach

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. Napoleon Bonaparte

Death, Live, Daily, Die, Nothing

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom, Mistake, Enemy, Never, Interrupt

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. Napoleon Bonaparte

Impossible, Fools, Only, Dictionary

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them. Napoleon Bonaparte

Good, Passion, Character, Great, Bad

In politics stupidity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte

In politics stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics, Stupidity, Handicap

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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. - Napoleon Bonaparte

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics, Mistake, Never, Admit, Retreat

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte

Soldiers, Win, Credit, Battles, Get

Victory belongs to the most persevering. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Victory belongs to the most persevering. Napoleon Bonaparte

Victory, Most, Belongs, Persevering

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. - Napoleon Bonaparte

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. Napoleon Bonaparte

Success, World, You, Wish, Nothing

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. - Napoleon Bonaparte

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed. Napoleon Bonaparte

Fate, Accident, Thing

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. - Napoleon Bonaparte

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. Napoleon Bonaparte

History, People, Past, Events, Agree

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. Napoleon Bonaparte

Winner, Chaos, Own, Will, Enemies, Who

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. - Napoleon Bonaparte

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. Napoleon Bonaparte

Best, Mind, Body, Quiet, Cure

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. Napoleon Bonaparte

Religion, Rich, Poor, Keeps

Ability is nothing without opportunity. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Ability is nothing without opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte

Opportunity, Nothing, Without, Ability

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. - Napoleon Bonaparte

From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us. Napoleon Bonaparte

Look, Down, Heights, Us, Forty, Pyramids

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. Napoleon Bonaparte

Leadership, Only, Bench, Throne, Velvet

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. - Napoleon Bonaparte

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. Napoleon Bonaparte

Man, Poor, Way, Honest, Honest Man

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. Napoleon Bonaparte

Famous, Forever, Glory, Fleeting

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. - Napoleon Bonaparte

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. Napoleon Bonaparte

Wisdom, Determination, Resolute, Truest

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. - Napoleon Bonaparte

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte

Defeat, Being, Sure, Conquered, Fears

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